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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1923
Page
9
Local transit times list trains and buses between Marquette Hartson and Ann Arbor destinations. Community tidbits report visits, meetings canceled, social events, and residents’ travel plans, noting moves to Detroit Lansing Saginaw and Fowlerville.
A masquerade dance will be held Friday evening March 23 at the Mt Vernon Grange hall with prizes for best costumes. Good music and fun as famous figures like Abraham Lincoln and Buffalo Bill are portrayed for guests. The event starts at the Princesa March 22-23.
A compact moral note warns that a person who frills himself with borrowed appearances will be exposed. It urges lighting one’s own candle and pursuing real knowledge through active effort and experience.
A vintage guidance note advises gentle cleaning for jewelry with stones. It recommends warm suds with a few drops of ammonia and thorough rinsing to preserve luster and avoid damage.
The page lists Congregational and Catholic services with Sunday school at 11:30 a.m. led by Mrs. W. Hi. Elden and Mass at 8:00 a.m. led by Rev. George Flanagan.
Free Methodist Pastor J A Allen hosts Sunday School at 10:00 a m and preaching at 7:00 p m Prayer meeting at Rev J A Allens home on east 5th Lutheran Pastor Leonard O Bernthal at 1002 McEwan 81 German services Sunday March 18 English Lenten services Wednesday evening at 7 30 Confirmation school March 7 2 00 p m
Rev O B Milberry leads morning worship at 10:00. Bible school at 11:30 with evening service. Bible study meets Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the parsonage. Sheridan church offers 1:30 Bible school and 2:30 preaching services.
The Gospel Church led by Pastor Teeter announces Sunday School at 4 p.m., preaching at 11 p.m., and evening service at 7 p.m. in the chapel on South McEwan Street. A children's meeting is held Saturday at 3 p.m. all welcome, especially those not affiliated elsewhere.
The Methodist church list shows Rev. O A Lohnes leading class at 0:30 a m on Seventh St Clare with H W Burd as leader. Morning service at 10:00 a m and Sunday school at 11:30 a m. Mrs Clara Sternaman hosts Epworth League at 6:00 p m and a Long Service at 7:00 p m. Herrick Sunday school at 1:30 p m with Mrs Arthur Badgley as superintendent and services at 2:30 p m.
City Clerk of Olare Michigan issues notice under The Registration Code that a new registration period runs until March 17 1923 for residents not yet registered or who moved or changed wards since last voting to be eligible to vote in the general non partisan election set for April 2 1923.
Asa Ay Aldrich thanks Clare county voters for their support at the poll and pledges to do his utmost as commissioner of schools if favored again on the final Monday in April.
A quirky note from a Baldheaded optimist asks a clerk for four bottles of hair restorer, a bottle of brillantine, a comb, and a playful query about a good hair brand. The fragment shows humor in a storefront exchange.
A string of farm and household auction notices lists sales at Loomia Gilmore Lake George Atchie Clare Dover Hatton Grant Franklin Sheridan and Wine districts with dates from March 19 to March 30. Individuals named include H W Humphrey A J Humphrey Oliver Campbell James Lackie Thomas Groves John Hartman J O Brown Henry Herreann Marshall Bonham Mrs W E Gamble S W Sly Jack Reynolds Chas Lamphere.
The list names 22 jurors for March Term 1923 including J J Beard Freeman Township and Fred Cosgrove Frost A W Austin Garfield George Ickes Grant Henry Bingley Greenwood E E Stiver Hamilton Jacob Ott Hatton Orrié Bailey Hayes E J Calkins Lincoln Harry Compton Redding Jerome Elliott Sheridan Clarence Loriell Summerfield C Brasington Surrey Augh Ewing Winterfield Mrs A B Mack Clare 1st ward Orin Presley Clare 2nd ward R A Lefflogwell Clare 3rd ward Marion Oaner Harrison 1st ward Stanley Wood Harrison 2nd ward Harrison 3rd ward June Rose Harrison 3rd ward Frank Wood Arthur Township J A Olson Franklin Hans Chhristenson Freeman Bernard Park Froat.
The March circuit court calendar lists cases with no progress in over a year. Notable items include American Agricultural Co vs Herr et al for equity, Night Commander Lighting Co vs Lake Co-operative Co, Habeas Corpus Bernie Hampton vs Zeilka, and several divorce and title actions.
A bank urges citizens to keep funds in savings while using a check book to support industry and community. It argues idle money harms the economy and promotes earning 4.2 percent on savings, inviting existing customers to maximize benefits and new accounts to start today.
A Belgian fortune teller uses plaster palm molds to read character and future. Readings are dictated to a stenographer, typed, and mailed to clients.
The piece mocks holiday shoppers as middle aged figures nudge children to view toys and miniature worlds. It suggests adults seek the toys to fulfill their own desires, not gifts for kids, ending with a sharp jab at self indulgence.
A brief note from the Atchison Globe jokes that a girl's soft white hands do not prove she does housework. The remark frames palmistry as a humorous, cautious stereotype.
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